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Senior/National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery plus MMed (Surg) or FCS (SA). Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist General Surgery. Proof of current registration with the HPCSA from 01 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Medical Specialist Grade 1 no experience after registration with HPCSA,
Medical Specialist Grade 2 - A minimum of 05 years’ experience after registration with HPCSA and
Medical Specialist Grade 3 - A minimum of 10 years’ experience after registration with HPCSA in a normal Speciality.
Experience in teaching and learning, supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students.
This is a joint appointment between the University of Pretoria (Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of General Surgery) and Steve Biko Academic Hospital.
Duties :
Act as a Fellow in the Vascular surgery performing clinical, teaching and research tasks. Vascular Surgery case load. Management including clinics, wards and theatre.
This appointment is on a joint Gauteng Department of Health and Social Services and University of Pretoria medical establishment and thus the incumbent will have teaching and training duties involving undergraduate and postgraduate students and trainees in all the University of Pretoria Training platform hospitals.
Furthermore, all academic appointees are expected to engage in active research. A research degree will be a definite advantage.
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